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as in square
having four equal sides and four right angles the design of the foursquare Georgian mansion is strongly symmetrical, the wide central hallway being flanked by two rooms on either side

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Recent Examples of foursquare
Adjective
The first structure was unusual enough to become a local attraction: a large foursquare house with a center hall and verandahs on all sides. Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 15 Apr. 2020 This is an earnest, foursquare, if extremely well-made, melodrama. Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2020 The foursquare drill is meant to hone pitchers’ reaction time fielding comebackers and making awkward throws. Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 16 Feb. 2020 From today’s viewpoint, its most familiar American manifestations were possibly the comfortably foursquare domestic architecture and furnishing designs produced by Gustav Stickley in the early 20th century. Barrymore Laurence Scherer, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2018 Oddly enough, these statements are foursquare at odds with these legislators’ voting records. Deroy Murdock, National Review, 11 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foursquare
Adjective
  • Newsom, however, was an outspoken opponent of the proposition.
    George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
  • The Democratic lawmakers have been outspoken critics of conditions at the centers amid concerns over overcrowding and detainee deaths.
    Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • The Fed on June 18 opted to hold the federal funds rate — what banks charge each other for overnight loans — steady for a fourth straight meeting.
    Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 1 July 2025
  • The Indiana Fever will be without guard Caitlin Clark for the third straight game after announcing that the 2025 All-Star Game captain will remain sidelined with a groin injury from the Commissioner’s Cup Championship game against the Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday night.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • One third of 55 plus consumers live alone and are among the 82% of mature single and couples who want a 2,250 square foot or smaller home.
    Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Even the smallest, entry-level rooms have ample storage space, though these Inside cabins do lack windows and start at a cozy 151 square feet.
    Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Jamie Lee Curtis got honest about her cosmetic procedures in the hopes of dissuading women from making the same mistake.
    Maria Yagoda, People.com, 5 July 2025
  • The appraisal was not crude, but rather honest and profound.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 July 2025
Adjective
  • This was a more straightforward implementation than expected.
    Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Photo Credit: Emma Falk Via The Chicago Sky Lee advised the group to be straightforward and authentic and to maximize their time.
    Essence, Essence, 30 June 2025
Adverb
  • The artwork is surrounded by a plain white section on three sides and a black rectangle spangled with white crosses, which might have indicated the threshold of a doorway.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
  • So how about just a plain old four years and $100 million?
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • Lovato, whose Disney Channel stardom catapulted her to fame at a young age, has been candid about her struggles with mental health, substance abuse, and disordered eating.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 26 June 2025
  • The candid reflections of their upbringings, their unique cultural backgrounds and the overarching complexity of living authentically are all equally important pieces of a fabric that is slowly being sewn into a quilt.
    Morgan Lieberman, NPR, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • He is estimated to have made them about €10m in direct revenue.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • The military action was retaliatory, a direct response to the U.S. strikes on nuclear facilities.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 28 June 2025

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“Foursquare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foursquare. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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